Police investigating chainsaw theft, assault in Polk Twp.

Kyle Scott Heim, a 30-year-old man from Kunkletown is accused of stealing a chainsaw and cutting a man's hand with another object during a fight.

State police at Lehighton are investigating the incident which occurred in Polk Township on June 16, just before 1 p.m. David Heim, 54, was meeting to return the chainsaw to its owner Adam Becker,31, of Effort, at a residence on Silver Springs Boulevard. It's not clear when it was originally taken, or the relationship between David and Kyle Heim.

Police said that during the transaction, Bruce Allen Hawk, 50, of Kresgeville, met with Kyle Heim at the residence and they got into an argument that turned physical. According to a police report Heim cut Hawk's hand with a sharp object and then fled. Police are investigating this as a simple assault and theft incident.